30 Mini Canvases in 30 Days

A friend of mine started a 30 Mini Canvases in 30 Days project for January. Members of the group are creating one piece of art every day during the month and share it with the group on Facebook.

Here’s my first entry on January 1. This one is water color.

The point is not to create perfect art. The point is to try new things… new ideas, new techniques, new mediums. And it’s been really fun. I’ve pushed myself a little and have been really happy with most of the results.

Because I’m usually finishing up my piece each day after midnight, I post my photos first thing in the morning. Here’s the piece I made tonight  that I’ll post tomorrow– and I just love it! It’s acrylic paint on a 3×3 canvas.

This piece is still unfinished. I have to do the detail and shading. But it’s pretty fun and I like where it’s going. Couldn’t get it done in one day!  This is acrylic on a 5×7 canvas. It’s Rico — that big old ear should give it away.

Here’s the rest. Click on each photo below to read the caption and get a bigger view.

Watercolor – trees you might not see in nature

Acrylic on Canvas — abstract

Acrylic on Canvas — Quakies

Watercolor — good boy sniffs a snowflake

Watercolor — birds on a wire

Acrylic on canvas — Dot mania

Pencil on paper — Bender at Midnight

Acrylic on Canvas – Dots morph to circles

Improv pieced fabric, adhered to an 8×8 canvas and spray sealede

Watercolor — practicing leaves

Watercolor — abstract floweres

Acrylic on beach rock — Dot mandala

This has been a really fun project and there have been some really amazing things created by members of the project. What a bunch of creative, artistic and brave friends I have!

I’m really looking forward to trying some ideas I’ve had rattling around my head.